A federal grand jury has indicted two members of Montauk's Gosman family and a commercial fishing boat owner on charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and obstructing an investigation in connection with a scheme to sell at least $250,000 in illegally caught fluke and black sea bass. The United States Department of Justice announced the indictment on Wednesday.
Relief and Hope in Wake of Chauvin Verdict
In the trial of Derek Chauvin, a guilty verdict read in a courtroom halfway across the country on Tuesday night was heard loud and clear here on the East End and across the nation.
April 21, 2021
East Hampton Town Picks Site for New Senior Center
A seven-acre property at 403 Abraham’s Path in Amagansett is the site for a proposed new East Hampton Town senior citizens center.
April 19, 2021
On Call: Rainy Days and Tornadoes
A desire to know something for certain is particularly evident in medicine. However, there is always that small opportunity for rainy days and tornadoes, in medicine as in everything else. Nothing is absolute.
Apr 15, 2021
A Push to Help Older People Find Vaccines
For elderly residents still in need of a Covid-19 vaccination, including the homebound and those lacking the computer skills needed to schedule an appointment, East Hampton Town is offering help through the Human Services Department, and other organizations are also looking to help.
Apr 15, 2021
State Expands Capacity for School Graduations
This year, high school seniors can expect graduation ceremonies that inch closer to the traditional norms of past years, thanks to new guidelines announced by New York's governor on Monday which expand capacity over 2020's limitations.
Apr 13, 2021
On the Water: Passing the Time Away
After a fatigue-laden winterlong game of avoiding Covid and basically just staying home (and perhaps listening to too much Pink Floyd), it felt much as if a heavy block of cement had fallen off my shoulders when I finally got back on my boat for the first time since November. It was cathartic and energizing.
Apr 15, 2021
L.V.I.S. Purges Two Dissidents From the Ranks
The board of directors of the Ladies Village Improvement Society of East Hampton kicked out at least two members for publicly disagreeing with the organization’s recent decision to hire a man as executive director, and warned several others that their memberships may also be terminated if they continue to publicly express dissent.
Apr 15, 2021
Vandalism Strikes Painful Chord
Social justice advocates are hoping to turn a case of racist vandalism in Montauk into a conversation starter toward positive change.
Apr 15, 2021
Library Item of the Week: Thomas Moran at the Grand Canyon
In this dramatic photograph, the East Hampton artist Thomas Moran (1837-1926) appears sketching while seated on the edge of the Grand Canyon in an area known as Bright Angel Cove.
Apr 15, 2021
With warmer weather on the way and the increasing availability of vaccines, more vehicles are out on the roads, and with them come a small but increasing number of alcohol-related arrests.
Apr 14, 2021
A Miller Lane resident's receipt on Friday of a phony call purporting to be from the Internal Revenue Service prompted the East Hampton Police Department to advise the community that "the I.R.S. never contacts anyone by phone, so don't give any personal information."
Apr 14, 2021
Headed east on Montauk Highway in Amagansett last Thursday, 18-year-old Melissa Fallo of Hampton Bays "turned her attention" to the gas station near Oak Lane, according to a police report, and rear-ended a 2019 Mercedes van that had stopped to turn left into the lane. The driver of the van, 19-year-old Kevin Verdugo-Parraâ was taken to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital by Springs ambulance to be treated for neck pain.
Apr 8, 2021
